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06-06-2013 03:38 PM

FSMike

Re: You are NOT "FISHING"

Back when I was studying for my license one of my instructors said that although he couldn't pin them down on it, there were indications from the USCG that a trolling vessel could be considered a fishing vessel if it had a fish on.
That sort of even makes sense.
I remember being hailed off St. Augustine inlet one afternoon by a sportfisher who requested that I give him a lot of room because his angler was fighting a large fish and he was maneuvering to keep the best angle/boatspeed on the fish. Happy to oblige, Cap.

As somebody who is approaching Cruising from Dinghy Sailing, I just assume that -everyone- around has never read COLREGS and is out to get me. It certainly seemed that way when I was out trying enjoy my GP14

Many years ago I read all the regulations, then proceeded to consider anything much bigger than me to have the right of way, still here.

Paul T

05-04-2013 08:37 PM

mad_machine

Re: You are NOT "FISHING"

As somebody who is approaching Cruising from Dinghy Sailing, I just assume that -everyone- around has never read COLREGS and is out to get me. It certainly seemed that way when I was out trying enjoy my GP14

Ask the "fisherman" to show you his fishing lights (e.g. green over white...etc). If he's not rigged to show fishing lights / day shapes, then he's not a fishing boat.

Well, this has all been interesting reading. With the exception of small sports fishing boats, any boat that looks like a commercial fishing vessel with things like pointy outrigger poles, big net reels,all kinds of lines running all over the place, and possibly needing a paint job, and going slowly in a straight line, is probably "fishing", regardless of what may, or not, be hanging in the rigging.

Back to the original post, the skipper of a commercial charter boat trolling with side planers? out probably thinks everybody should get out of his way because he is more important than just about everybody else, except maybe somebody bigger than him?

I guess one should do the best one can to avoid a collision or putting another vessel up on the rocks.

Paul T

05-03-2013 09:44 AM

billyruffn

Re: You are NOT "FISHING"

Ask the "fisherman" to show you his fishing lights (e.g. green over white...etc). If he's not rigged to show fishing lights / day shapes, then he's not a fishing boat.

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